Machine for producing designs upon flexible fabrics.



PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905. G. A. HERZOG. MACHINE FOR PRODUCING DESIGNS UPON FLEXIBLE FABRICS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28, 1904.

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SPECIFICATLN .forming` part 0f Letters Patent No. 783,580, dated February'. 28, 1905.

Application filed April 28, 1904. Serial No. 205,406.

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lle it known that l, (lrUs'rAvUs A. Hnnzoe, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of @an Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful improvements in hlachines for Producing Designs upon Flexiblelfabrics, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to painting-macl1ines, and more especially to machines for reproducing wood-gra'iuiug or other designs upon 'flexible material, such as oil-cloth or wallpaper.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and compact machine having' characteristics which enable it to do better work than previous machines of its class, particularly in imitating wood surfaces.

An embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying' drawings, in which#M Figure l is a side elevation with the color tank and cleaning-tank in longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a top plan. lfig. 3 is a detail elevation of a hinged scraper. liig. i is a plan view of a substitute dcsign-rolleril suitable supporting structure is represented at l, in which is hinged the frame 2, adjustable to any desired incliinttion in frame l and capable of being held in such inclined position in any suitable way, auch as the loclcn ing} )ins B, engaging with registering' holes in the support l and frame ,2. tlecurcd to and forming a part of the hinged frame are the color-tank ai and cleaning-tank 5, the former containing the oil-color employed and the latter being' supplied with benzin or other suitable' cleansing fluid. ll/l'ounted on the frame 2 are sliding bearings o, held in position by longitudinal guides 7, which permit them to slide in the direction of the frame. ln these bearings is journalcd the roller 5%. This roller is located directly above the color-tank and extends partially into said tank. Also journaled in the frame 2, but in stationary l; earings 9, is a second roller ll of the saine diameter as .roller 8. lrlhen the frame has been given a proper degree ol. inclination, the roller 8 will move by gravity down toward and into contact with roller ll and will maintain such contact by gravity alone and without springs or :forcing devices of any hind. @uch springs are diillicult to regulate on both sides of the machine andif not exactly regnlated produce either too great pressure at both ends or too little pressure at both ends or unequal pressure at both ends. Any of these faults interfere seriously with the sueu cessful operation of the machine; but by having one roller loose and sliding its weight causes it to bear upon the other roller with precisely equal pressure along thc whole line of contact. Journaled in the color-tank is a roller l2, which takes up and transfers the color to the roller 8. '.lhe surface of this roller 8 bears the design to be imitated suclu for example, as wooden veneers when an imitation ofthe grain of wood is to be produced, as shown in Fig. L), or engraved designs of any character, as shown on roller 8 in Fig. 4l. A scraper 13 is hinged in the tank A i and is held up by springs la against the surfacel of roller 8 in order to remove the excess of color.

',llhe shaft l5 of roller il may be considered. the driving-shaft of the machine, and a belt l0 is shown as transmitting power to said shaft. From the same shaft l5 a crossed belt extends to the shaft of the roller l5, so that said rollers are driven in opposite directions, and as they revolve in contact the design is transferred from rolleril to the surface of roller 1l, which surface is of any suitable character to receive and retain the design.

The paper or cloth to be printed is fed into the machine in any suitable way and enters upon a table 17, forming part of the hinged frame. Above the printing-roller l1 is a hinged pressure-.roll it, having springs 19 for keeping' the paper pressed against roller 1l. As the paper is fed over the roller il it receives the impression of the design. .lin the enibodiincnt of the machine shown I return the paper back over the table, and therefore provide the curved guide 2l. Above the feedtable are pivoted the arm.,` 22, in which is journaled the blending-brush 23, driven by a belt 20 and which is preferably held down against the paper 'by springs 241C. Although the paper has received .the correct design, there is a nlechanical sharpness and hardness about the re- ICO production, particularly of wood graining, which I consider very objectionable. The blending-brush rotating' on the wet surface blends the lines of the design, softens the sharpness and hardness referred to, and produces an artistic and natural-looking imitation instead of a mechanical one. After passing under the blending-brush the completed web of paper or cloth is wound upon aspool 25.

The printing-roller l1 revolves in the cleaning-tanl 5, its lower periphery entering` the cleaning iiuid therein. The cleaning' is completed bythe spring-pressed scraper 26, which removes all traces of the design from the surface of the roller, so that the latter is perfectly clean when it meets the roller 8 and receives a new impression.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iS-

1. In a machine for the described purpose, the combination of an adjustable frame, a pair of rollers journaled therein one of which is movable by gravity relatively to the other, means for applying color to one of said rollers, and means for feeding' a web of iexible material into contact with the other roller.

2. In a machine for the described purpose, a stationary support. a frame hinged thereto, a pair of rollers one of which is mounted in sliding bearings on said hinged frame, means for applying' color to the sliding roller, and means for feeding' a web of flexible material into contact with the other roller.

3. In a machine for the described purpose, a main frame, a framehinged therein, a roller journaled in said hinged frame and having bearings slidable in said frame, a color-tank from which said roller receives the proper color, and a second or printing' roller adapted to receive a design by contact with said firstnamed roller.

4. In a machine for the described purpose, a main frame, a second frame hinged thereto, a pair of rollers journaled in said hinged frame one of which rollers presses against the other by gravity, means for applying, to one of said rollers, color to be transferred to the other, means for feeding' a web of flexible material into contact with the other roller, and a blending-brush.

5. In a machine for the described purpose, the combination of a design-roller, a printingroller, a support for a web of flexible material adapted to be brought into contact with the printing-roller so that it receives an impression upon its lower side, means for turningth'e flexible material so as to bring the printed side uppermost, and ablending-brush.

G. In a machine for theI described purpose, the combinationof the design and transfer rollers, a table over which a web of flexible material is fed into the machine, and a'curvcd shield for returning the web upon itself so as to expose its newly-colored surface, and a blending-brush.

In testimony whereof I have ailXed my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 16th day of March, 1904.

GUSTAVUS A. HERZOG.

fitnessesz L. IV. SEELY, M. R. SEELY. 

